Publication

1990 - University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

73,750 words, Guess

Page Count

295 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads4826642
  • LibraryThing1092926

Classifications

  • DDC781.642/09758/231
  • LCCML3524 .D36 1990

Description

"But for a few twists of fate, Atlanta could easily have grown to be the recording center that Nashville is today. Pickin' on Peachtree traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting, a position of dominance it enjoyed for some forty years.". "From the Old Time Fiddlers' Conventions and barn dances through the rise of station WSB and other key radio outlets, Wayne Daniel thoroughly documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta. He also profiles a vast array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into the nerve center of early country music."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

ON MARCH 4, 1913, Woodrow Wilson became the twenty-eighth president of the United States, assuming his leadership role during a period in American history that has been characterized as one of prosperity and economic expansion.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Music in American life

Other Editions

  • Pickin' on Peachtree: a history of country music in Atlanta, GeorgiaUniversity of Illinois Press1990-01-01

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